Publication Date
2021
Document Type
Dissertation/Thesis
First Advisor
Jaekel, Kathryn S.
Degree Name
Ed.D. (Doctor of Education)
Legacy Department
Department of Counseling and Higher Education (CAHE)
Abstract
Academic advising has been identified as a key strategy in helping students to persist and complete their academic goals. This exploratory case study investigated student perceptions of advising, particularly low-income and first-generation students participating in a TRIO Student Support Services program at a midsize midwestern community college. Themes that emerged from interviews and document analysis were categorized by the researcher and found that students identified self-efficacy, proactive advising, relational development, and belonging and support as key practices. Institutional messages were also categorized as confirming or disconfirming. Results indicated effective advising practices that can be implemented into existing advising structures, with implications regarding institutional messages and their impact on campus culture, scalability of case management and the necessary institutional resources to implement such practices.
Recommended Citation
Schimmel, Kari, "Advising Matters: An Exploration of Trio Students’ Experiences with Advising" (2021). Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations. 7642.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/allgraduate-thesesdissertations/7642
Extent
78 pages
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Rights Statement 2
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Media Type
Text
